Peairtach
Puritan Board Doctor
What is the reason(s) behind the injunction against women being pastors, elders and deacons?
Is it that the church is the household of God - I Tim 3:4, 15; Gal 6:10; Eph 2:19; I Peter 4:17?
Is it a reminder of the fact that woman sinned first (I Tim 2:12-15), or is it that women are still more likely to stray into false doctrine than men, because they find it difficult to handle/teach meaty doctrine because of their nature?
Is it that it is appropriate that men should be God's spokesmen rather than women because of how man, woman and child reflects the Holy Trinity and the relationship between Christ and the Father (I Cor 11:15)?
Is it a combination of these or others, or is it not revealed in Scripture?
I'm just discussing it with someone from another denomination who believes in women's ordination.
Is it that the church is the household of God - I Tim 3:4, 15; Gal 6:10; Eph 2:19; I Peter 4:17?
Is it a reminder of the fact that woman sinned first (I Tim 2:12-15), or is it that women are still more likely to stray into false doctrine than men, because they find it difficult to handle/teach meaty doctrine because of their nature?
Is it that it is appropriate that men should be God's spokesmen rather than women because of how man, woman and child reflects the Holy Trinity and the relationship between Christ and the Father (I Cor 11:15)?
Is it a combination of these or others, or is it not revealed in Scripture?
I'm just discussing it with someone from another denomination who believes in women's ordination.